The ANNUAL is open to local, national and international artists, and The Print Center is particularly interested in highlighting the use of photography and/or printmaking in new and intriguing ways, both in content, form and process.

Any artist using Photography and/or Printmaking as critical components in their work can enter. Artists whose work pushes the boundaries of traditional photographic and printmaking practices are encouraged to enter. 2D and 3D works, including artist books, are eligible.

Viridian Artists Gallery is having its 33rd international juried exhibition.  It will be Juried by Jim Kempner of Jim Kempner Fine Arts. Thirty artists will be selected with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash prizes awarded.  Also, included will be a Director's Choice digital exhibit to be on view during the exhibition.  The deadline to submit is Tuesday, June 10th, 2025.  The exhibition will run from Tuesday, July 15th to Saturday, August 9th, 2025.  An opening reception will be on Thursday, July 17th from 6 to 8pm.  

A Single image can have a powerful storytelling impact, change the way we see, and leave a lasting impression. Often, a signature image or motif is associated with an artist or photographer or project. We’re looking for images that stand on their own, able to tell a story without supporting images.Analog and digital manipulation in all its forms welcome. Monochrome or color, all subjects, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.

Monthly Juried Competitions: Cityscapes + Mountains & Forests 2025

Host: Ten Moir Gallery
Eligibility: Open to artists worldwide, 18+

Ten Moir Gallery is now accepting entries for two distinct juried art competitions celebrating the beauty of both urban environments and natural landscapes. These open calls are available to all visual artists, regardless of background, medium, or experience.

Deadline:

• Mountains & Forests: July 31, 2025
  • Enter Here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/mountains-and-forests-2025-online-art-competition/
• Cityscapes: August 1, 2025
  • Enter Here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/cityscapes-2025-online-art-competition/

Awards & Recognition for Both Competitions

• Best in Show: $150 cash prize, cover feature, newsletter spotlight, social media promotion + free entry to the $500 Blu Sky Artist Award
• 1st Place: $50 cash prize + free Blu Sky Award entry + features
• 2nd & 3rd Place: Free Blu Sky Award entry + social features
• Honorable Mentions & Finalists: Selected for the curated online exhibition and promoted across Ten Moir Gallery platforms

Submission Info

• Entry Fee: $24 for up to 3 images
• Accepted Media: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Digital Art
• Exhibition: Featured on Ten Moir Gallery’s website with artist name, title, and medium
• How to Enter: Use the links above to submit through our online entry forms

Submit to one or both for a chance to gain international recognition and connect your art to a global audience here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/art-competitions-open-call/

Questions? Contact: connect@tenmoirgallery.com

CALL FOR ENTRY:  PLACES AND SPACES

Online Photography Exhibition

Deadline: June 30, 2025

 What does it mean to belong to a place—or to feel out of place entirely?

Decagon Gallery invites photographers worldwide to submit work for PLACES AND SPACES, an online exhibition exploring the environments we inhabit, pass through, or imagine. From sweeping landscapes to quiet corners, from bustling streets to solitary rooms, this show seeks to highlight the ways spaces shape us—and how we, in turn, shape them.

 All interpretations are welcome: documentary or conceptual, urban or rural, personal or political, literal or abstract. Surprise us

Open to all photographers over 18 internationally.

MPORTANT DATES:

• Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025
• Exhibition Opens: July 15, 2025

ENTRY FEES:

• $24 for up to 4 images
• $4 each for entries 5 through 8
• Two additional entries free if submitting 8 paid entries (up to 10 total)

 AWARDS:

• First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
• Second Place: $300 cash prize
• Third Place: $200 cash prize
• Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions
• All selected photographers will receive a digital award badge
• Selected work will be published in a printed exhibition catalog available for purchase.
• A short video presentation will be created and shared on YouTube and the gallery website and social media.

CONTACT:

info@decagongallery.com

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• All submissions must be original works of photography.
• Open to all photographers over 18, worldwide
• Format your files to be at least 2100 pixels on the long side, and under 3 mb.
• Name the files: “FirstName-LastName_title.jpg”

JUROR: Matthew Christopher

Art Fluentinvites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, WIDE OPEN.

THEME
Always a favorite!! Open theme, anything goes!! Show us your best of the bestfor WIDE OPEN.

CALENDAR
JPEGs due by Friday, September 19, 2025 at midnight MST.
Notification of acceptance and online gallery opening by Friday, October 17,2025.

ELIGIBILITY
This call is open toartists worldwide, both amateur and professional. Work that has been selectedfor previous exhibits with Art Fluent will not be considered.

RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is noteligible. Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel,drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood,ceramics, film/video, digital art). AI will not be accepted. Diptychs andtriptychs should be uploaded as a single image.

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Entry is done through CaFÉ, a web-based service that allows artists to uploadimages and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for acall, you must leave our website and go to the CaFÉ website atwww.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will addyour details and upload your images to CaFÉ and then you can submit work to WIDEOPEN. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@art-fluent.comwe are happy to walk you through the process.

MEDIA PREPARATION
Please only submit properly cropped images of your work that are infocus. We have a free resource for artists for tips on how to get highquality images of your work. Visit www.art-fluent.com/resources for a free download. CaFÉ also offerstips on their blog which you can find here www.callforentry.org/photographing-artwork/.

Allimages must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb. 

Acceptedvideo formats include MOV, MP4, WMV. Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9, resolutionminimum 640x480, maximum 1920 x1080, bit rate recommended above 240 kbps,recommended frame rate 30 fps. File size must be under 100 MB. If your videowork has been selected for the exhibit, we kindly request that you provide uswith the file link via Vimeo. Please ensure the linked video is set to beshared publicly. Your video will not play if it is set to private.

NOTIFICATION  
Notification will be done by email, everyone who submits will be notified ofthe juror’s selections. If for any reason you do not hear from us by thenotification date, please check the filters in your email account. Notificationemails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.

SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website and/or contactinformation. For any artwork that is sold, the artists receive 100% of thesale.  

GIVING BACK
A portion of the proceeds from the entry fees is donated to organizationscommitted to the arts and supporting artists.

REQUIRED FORMS
Cash awards over $600 are subject to federal income tax withholding within theUnited States. A W-9 form must be filled out by the winner and submitted to ArtFluent, Inc.

REGULATIONS 
By entering our calls for art through CaFÉ you are agreeing to be added to ArtFluent's email list for forthcoming artist opportunities. By submittingimages, you agree that the images are your own work, nothing copied, you ownall rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content ofall images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actualartwork will remain the property of the artist, our mission is to promoteartists and their work. Should your work be accepted, you grant Art Fluent theright to reproduce your image on our website, on social media, and whereappropriate to help promote further online opportunities. Art Fluent willalways credit you and your copyright wherever feasible. We will not use yourimage for any other purpose without the artist’s permission.

East Midlands Graduate Project: EM25: Call for Submissions

Surface is now accepting submissions for our fifteenth East Midlands Graduate Project: EM25: Nottingham’s only graduate residency. This opportunity supports Fine Art graduates from across the region by offering a free residency and exhibition in an independent contemporary art space to kick-start the transition from university to professional art world. 

Eight artists will be selected to produce a new body of work for the subsequent exhibition. The residency will take place in our open-plan Project Space, enabling the artists to interact and develop their practice in a stimulating and mutually supportive environment. There will be in-house critical feedback, and several opportunities for formal critique sessions with established artists and curators.  

The residency will culminate in a two-week exhibition in the Main Gallery. The artists will work with our Project Team, and will be encouraged to participate in all aspects of event management, such as flyer design and copywriting. The final stage in this collective project will see the artists bring together their diverse creative practices in the curation of their exhibition. Successful candidates will also plan and lead their own workshops on each Saturday of the residency when there will be an open studios event.

Following the shortlisting process, candidates will be invited for interview. We will be looking for artists whose work is already strong and ambitious, and demonstrates the potential for continued development. EM25 is open to practitioners of all disciplines, and applications are welcome from all recent BA and MA Fine Art graduates from East Midlands universities, and graduates now resident in the region who studied elsewhere.   

Resident artists will have twenty-four hour access during the four-week residency, wifi access, and use of the kitchen area.

Application packs can be downloaded from http://www.surfacegallery.org/opportunities/

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 11th August, midnight

No Application Fee

Residency: 29th September - 26th October
Exhibition: 31st October - 15th November

ArtSeen invites visual artists from around the world to take part in a unique digital showcase during The Armory Show, one of the most influential art fairs in the world.

From September 5–7, 2025, your work could be displayed across digital screens in high-traffic locations throughout New York City, right as the global art scene descends on Manhattan. This is a rare chance to place your art at the heart of the action—where curators, collectors, galleries, and art lovers gather.

Selected artists will also benefit from added online visibility through our promotional campaigns.

A.R.C. Gallery is pleased to announce an Open Call for three fully funded Emerging Artist Solo Exhibitions in August 2025. This Exhibition Award is made possible by a generous grant from the Athena Foundation in support of making solo show opportunities accessible to a broader audience. Visual artists of all disciplines, ages and geographic locations are encouraged to apply. The artists will be selected by the A.R.C. cooperative based on the quality of their work and commitment to their practice.

Due to the nature of this call, examples of work submitted must be of the actual work to be exhibited, and include a clear plan of display within the gallery space. Work must be completed, available, and ready to display as of the date of submission. A.R.C. will make the final decision on which space the selected proposals will be installed.  

Exhibitions for the three selected artists will take place in August 2025. Work will be installed on July 27, and the deinstallation will occur on August 30th. The Opening Reception will be August 1st, 5-8pm. Selected artists will be expected to be present for all three dates, and to work with A.R.C. members to install and deinstall their work. A.R.C. will work with selected artists leading up to the installation and opening of the exhibitions.

Eligibility

The Athena Fund Open Calls are open to non-members, and non-affiliates with the purpose of bringing in innovative new work. This specific call is for emerging artists. A.R.C. defines “emerging” in regard to this call, as an artist who has not yet had a solo exhibition in a major US city, such as our hometown of Chicago. All work submitted should have been completed within the last 5 years. A.R.C. will favor artists who have a strong, cohesive body of work, a clearly communicated vision of their show, and a well-written and thoughtful artist statement. Artists with incomplete submissions will be automatically eliminated. Artists whose work is deemed excellent, but is not selected, may be added to a roster from which A.R.C. can draw for future opportunities and curated exhibitions.

Deadline for Submission of Applications: Saturday, June 14 at 10:00 pm CST

Applications are now open for the 2025 Creative Music Intensive (CMI), a two-week in-person program for musicians working in any genre. Hosted at Arts Letters & Numbers in upstate New York, CMI is a space for collaboration, experimentation, and creative growth. Participants will be immersed in the process of making and performing music, with opportunities to explore new approaches to composition, improvisation, and interdisciplinary work, all while developing both solo and collaborative projects.

The 2025 program will be led by Michael Harrison, Music Program Director and recurring visiting artist at Arts Letters & Numbers. Special guest Vijay Iyer will join for the first week. The faculty also includes Bergamot Quartet, Elliot Cole, Payton MacDonald, and David Gersten, the founding director of Arts Letters & Numbers. Together, they will offer daily group sessions, weekly private lessons, and guidance in collaborative development. Participants will have time and space to rehearse, compose, record, and reflect within a vibrant creative community.

Topics explored throughout the program include contemporary composition, improvisation, composing for string quartet and percussion, Indian classical music (ragas, rhythms, techniques), performance and recording strategies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The program concludes with a public performance on August 16, presented both on-site and online, in which participants can perform their own work or collaborate with others. Faculty members will also present concerts of their own music.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Although the extended deadline is June 15, those who apply sooner will have a better chance of being selected for writing opportunities with Bergamot Quartet, the ALN Percussion Ensemble, and Payton MacDonald. These opportunities may become limited as selections are made on a rolling basis.

To learn more and apply, visit: https://www.artslettersandnumbers.com/creative-music-intensive-2025

It’s all about the light! Light and shadow have been the foundation of photography since the beginning. While illumination is important, darkness is an equally compelling component and, together, the elements of a successful photograph. Show us your best light!

Woman Made Gallery is looking for poets and writers to grace the stage for Come (Out) As You Are, a vibrant showcase celebrating queer joy and identity. We’re especially excited to uplift the voices of UIC students but all are encouraged to apply. Help us create a night of radical visibility. This is a space to honor the ways we come out, show up and show out just as we are. We’re seeking eight performers, each with up to ten minutes of stage time. All experience levels and identities are welcome. We want your stories, your poems and your truths. Please submit up to 3 poems for consideration.

This event will take place during Pride month on June 20 at 6pm at Woman Made Gallery. 

Calendar 

Submission Deadline: Saturday, May 31 | 11:59PM CST

Notification: Monday, June 9

Event Date: Friday, June 20 | 6-8PM

Presented by the Visual Artists Association, in partnership with Artfinder

The VAA Art500 is a landmark initiative celebrating 500 of the most promising and visionary artists across the United States. In partnership with Artfinder, the leading online marketplace for original art, this opportunity offers national recognition, exclusive exposure, and career-accelerating support.

Whether you're an emerging talent or an established creator, this is your opportunity to stand out in the contemporary art world.

Selected artists will receive:

• VAA Preferred Artist Status: Formal recognition from the VAA
• Free Entry to the VAA Artist of the Year Awards: Be considered for one of the most prestigious honours in our network
• 6-Month Artfinder Subscription: Gain visibility through our Direct from the Artist programme
  

• The Artist CEO RISE Programme: Four transformative sessions to help you grow as a creative professional
• Feature in the VAA Art500 Industry Book: A premium, curated publication distributed to galleries, collectors, and art professionals nationwide
• Artfinder Artist Profiling: Homepage feature, Mailing list promotion to 500,000+ art buyers, Social media post to 89,000+ followers

Why apply?

Receive the recognition and tools to advance your practice. Only 500 artists will be selected to benefit from this high-profile initiative. This is your opportunity to gain national recognition, exclusive resources, and career-accelerating support – all designed to elevate your profile in the art world. Whether you’re emerging or established, this initiative is your gateway to becoming a recognised force in contemporary art.

• Open to all visual artists based in the United States, working in any medium
• Entry is free
• Deadline: 25th June 2025
• Apply now: https://visual-artists.org/vaa-art500-usa

Becoming part of the VAA Art500 means visibility, validation, and value. With enhanced exposure, collector connections, and continuous support, your next breakthrough begins here.

Independent & Image Art Space (Chongqing, China) is happy to announce a group art exhibition open call "Inner Landscapes".

Not all landscapes are visible. Some unfold behind closed eyes, shaped not by geography but by memory, emotion, and thought. These inner terrains—subtle, elusive, deeply personal—form a vast and ever-shifting world that reflects how we see, feel, and remember.Inner Landscapes invites artists to chart the topographies of their inner world:emotional geographies, psychological contours, dreamlike spaces, and abstract states of being. How does grief become a color field? How might joy be mapped as movement or tension traced as a visual rhythm?We welcome artworks that explore this interior dimension—whether through figurative representation, abstraction, collage, conceptual forms, or experimental processes. These landscapes might emerge from dreams, trauma, memories, or meditative stillness. They may be expansive or confined, soft or fragmented, luminous or obscure.This exhibition encourages a deep dive inward—not to escape the outer world, but to reveal how our internal realities shape the way we perceive everything outside of us.

ACCEPTED ART MEDIA

All artistic mediums are welcome, including but not limited to painting, photography, video, digital art, mixed media, collage, and sculpture. Works must be submitted in digital format, and artists must agree to have their works printed by the organizer for exhibition display. Original artworks do not need to be shipped. Selected video works will be presented on a screen within the exhibition space.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

August 1, 2025 23:59 (GMT+8)

SELECTION NOTIFICATION 

10 days after the deadline by email.

EXHIBITION DATES

September 2025

EXHIBITION LOCATION

Independent & Image Art Space (Chongqing, China)

ELIGIBLE SUBMISSION

Artists are invited to submit 1-10 works responding to the theme, without limit to art mediums.

FOR SELECTED ARTIST

- All selected works will be professionally presented: images will be printed (Epson giclée print), framed, and installed by the organizer; video works will be screened on a monitor within the exhibition space；

- Chinese-English bilingual online feature on our website;

- Chinese-English bilingual digital catalog;

- Chinese-English bilingual promotion on Chinese and international social media.

COPYRIGHT

- The artist retains the sole copyright for the images and videos;

- Submitted images and videos can be available for public viewing on our website and social media, including in relation to promotional activities for the exhibition;

- All display images and videos will be credited with the artist’s name.

FEES

- $80 up to 10 works;

- Submission fees are non-refundable.

HOW TO SUBMIT

https://independentimage.org/open-call/

Juried Monthly Competitions: Cityscapes + Mountains & Forests 2025

Host: Ten Moir Gallery
Eligibility: Open to artists worldwide, 18+

Ten Moir Gallery is now accepting entries for two distinct juried art competitions celebrating the beauty of both urban environments and natural landscapes. These open calls are available to all visual artists, regardless of background, medium, or experience.

Deadline:

• Mountains & Forests: July 31, 2025
  • Enter Here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/mountains-and-forests-2025-online-art-competition/
• Cityscapes: August 1, 2025
  • Enter Here: https://tenmoirgallery.com/cityscapes-2025-online-art-competition/

Awards & Recognition for Both Competitions

• Best in Show: $150 cash prize, cover feature, newsletter spotlight, social media promotion + free entry to the $500 Blu Sky Artist Award
• 1st Place: $50 cash prize + free Blu Sky Award entry + features
• 2nd & 3rd Place: Free Blu Sky Award entry + social features
• Honorable Mentions & Finalists: Selected for the curated online exhibition and promoted across Ten Moir Gallery platforms

Submission Info

• Entry Fee: $24 for up to 3 images
• Accepted Media: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Digital Art
• Exhibition: Featured on Ten Moir Gallery’s website with artist name, title, and medium
• How to Enter: Use the links above to submit through our online entry forms

Submit to one—or both—for a chance to gain international recognition and connect your art to a global audience.

Questions? Contact: connect@tenmoirgallery.com

The Art-in-Architecture Program of the Capital Development Board is pleased to announce a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Illinois professional artists to create permanent original public art for the University of Illinois Springfield Library Commons.

The budget for the artwork is $118,000. 

The Committee is seeking an interior wall art installation that emphasizes movement and flow, emulating the exterior and interior architectural wrapping elements. The total area available for art is approximately 1,014 square feet of interior wall space located within the atrium, a three-story public gathering space serving as a vibrant welcome to the Library Commons. The artwork wall overlooks the atrium, encompasses the west side of the 2nd and 3rd floors, and faces the primary open stairs. The artwork site is viewable from many vantage points throughout the building therefore the work must set the tone for an inspiring and dynamic atmosphere in which students can work and collaborate. The Committee does not have a preferences regarding media or style. The work must be durable, safe, and cost effective to maintain with limited annual maintenance.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of contemporary watercolor. Open to all traditional and non-traditional approaches to the medium. *Watercolor, gouache, ink wash, tempera, and other similar painting media are all eligible. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual or experimental.

Quite possibly the oldest form of painting, watercolor persists today, defying narrow categorization and broad stereotype. Practiced for centuries in concept development preliminary to finished paintings made in oil or other scale-worthy durable media, watercolor also found favor with botanists, illustrators, and portraitists, and was applied to varied and countless surfaces.

The nature of the media itself represents a delicate and dictatorial transparency, fluidity, and a potential for expressive spontaneity. This not only makes it an ideal vehicle for visual art, but also one of training, intensity, philosophy, and play for any who practice it. Where an artist can easily dominate other painting media, forcing a will through viscous layers into a work of art like taming a wild horse, with watercolor there is dialog, compromise, and undeniable forthrightness. In this way the artist practicing watercolor works with a tiger in the room. 

$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.

Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of contemporary painting. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media.

At some point many generations ago society reached a level where ordinary people could spend a lifetime perfecting their ability to mix and apply paint, in extraordinary ways. A decade ago, to mark Manifest's 10th season the gallery kicked off a permanent biennial project surveying painting as an art form. It was first presented in fall 2013 to inaugurate our expanded gallery. PAINTED 2025 will be the seventh biennial presentation of this international survey of contemporary painting.

PAINTED joins Drawn as a recurring gallery exhibition designed to complement our ongoing triennial INDA and INPA (drawing and painting) publications. Every two years it launches our exhibition season by presenting a competitive group exhibition focused exclusively on painting.

PAINTED is a gallery exhibit that calls for works of painting by artists around the world as they carry the tradition forward, or reform it for another day. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental, including those which push the boundaries of the common definition of what constitutes ‘painting'.

$45 for up to three entries. $5 per each additional entry.

Includes honorarium of $50 for each exhibiting artist, and Grand Jury Award of $1,000 for one jury-selected work from among the exhibits on view.

Craft 101 – Interdisciplinary Summer Programs | July 1–August 30, 2025

Arts Letters & Numbers presents Craft 101, a summer program that reimagines education through hands-on, cross-disciplinary learning. 

Winners and honorable mentions will be shown at an exhibition at LACP’s DTLA location.

It’s summer, let’s play. Inspired by LACP’s location between the Toy District, Little Tokyo and the Arts District in Los Angeles, this call invites submissions for photo-based works that explore vintage and lo-fi aesthetics and technologies from a multitude of perspectives, practices and approaches. You might be shooting with a beloved 1980s Holga, or giving your images a Lomo touch on your computer. Maybe you chronicle the streets of your town with a Polaroid, or you’re capturing playful portraits of people in your community. You might be working with a combination of alternative processes and digital printing, or completely virtual forms of display. We don’t know, but we would love to see them.

As a style and an approach, lo-fi aesthetics rose to prominence in the 1990s. It was embedded in the Gen-X nostalgia for the hues and cultural objects of their 1970s childhood. It was also a rejection of a cultural mainstream that seemed to have preferred conventions over creativity, and was utilizing those as a way to block entry into centers of production. Lo-fi was connected to street culture, to underground music, to an existence that recognizes things might not get any better. And if they don’t, we should probably make the most of what we have and do it with old Kodaks, if we can.

The introduction of digital cameras during the same decade served a harsh blow to the traditional photographic industry. Slowly, it also nourished a turn toward disposable, snapshot or toy cameras that found their way to heart of DIY indie culture. By the 2010, it was hard to find a single Urban Outfitters store without an old camera section.

This exhibition considers such histories, and our relationships with photographic and technological tools, as well as the ways in which they produce new visual languages, concepts and ideas.

Travel expands our sense of the world—and ourselves. It introduces us to new faces, unfamiliar landscapes, and the small details that define a place. Travel: People, Places, Things invites photographers to share images that reflect the essence of movement, exploration, and cultural curiosity.

From sweeping vistas to quiet portraits, from market stalls to roadside relics, we are looking for photographs that convey the spirit of travel in all its forms. Whether taken across the globe or closer to home, we welcome images that reveal the stories, beauty, and surprises found along the way.

We are honored to have Laura Moya as juror for Travel: People, Places, Things. She will select up to 35 images in our Middlebury, Vermont Exhibition gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website, and be promoted on social media with links to photographers' URL. 

Call for Essex County Artists – Lackawanna Station Mural Project

bdp holdings LLC & Studio Montclair invite Essex County artists to apply for an exciting opportunity to paint murals at Lackawanna Station. As part of our commitment to supporting and showcasing local talent, we have designated an area exclusively for artists based in Essex County. Lackawanna Plaza is a playfully apt glimpse of what’s to come on a major redevelopment site in the heart of downtown Montclair, NJ. Rather than let the property sit vacant for the years leading up to development, bdp holdings would create a space where entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes could flourish and establish a footing in a unique setting.

A few Details:

No Theme – Artists have creative freedom  /  Murals to be painted in Fall 2025  / 

Artists will receive a $1,500 honorarium (this covers all costs, including materials)  / 

A jury panel selected by Studio Montclair in accordance with public art best practices, will

review and choose the final artists   /   Murals will be featured for a term of six (6) months  / 

Mural size is 17 feet wide by 8 feet high. (See photos below.)

Eligibility:

This open call is exclusively for artists who reside in Essex County, NJ. We welcome applications from experienced muralists as well as artists looking to expand into large-scale public art.

How to Apply:

Submit your application by June 12, 2025. 

You will be prompted to  include:

● A brief artist statement, maximum one page

● A mural concept, to include how this concept will respond to the Appropriateness Criteria

listed below

● A short bio and resume to include public art mural experience

● Proof of Essex County residency

● Budget breakdown

● Timeline for completion

● Samples of your public art (maximum 6)

The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art about clothing, things that adorn or extend the body, and anything we wear. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including 2D, 3D, etc.

First and foremost, we dress as a matter of utility: to protect ourselves from nature, to augment or facilitate our physical abilities, and to cover the parts of ourselves we do not wish for others to touch or see.

Clothing, however, is a language all its own. The nuances of what we wear are a way to tell the world, and affirm to ourselves, what we are. The quote from RuPaul, “We are born naked, and the rest is drag”, is a pop-cultural sentiment that contains a deep truth: A kid’s dress-up box doesn’t just contain costumes, it contains identities.

What do you put on in the morning? What does it say about you? What are these things that we wear made from, what do they do, what do they say, and where do they go?

Join over 10,000 artists who’ve showcased their work with us across 20+ cities worldwide!

We’re now inviting artists from all backgrounds and disciplines to submit their work for our upcoming group exhibition in Madrid, taking place in the heart of the city this September 3–6, 2025.

The Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ) announces a call for proposals for an international online symposium: 60 Years of PQ as a Meeting Place of Scenographic Worlds.

Taking place between 11–12 September 2025, the online symposium intends to open the discussion about PQ as a unique global phenomenon by foregrounding the local histories, national and regional contributions, and international collaborations that have shaped its identity since its beginnings. We would like to explore PQ’s role in three main areas:

1. Developments of performance design, scenography and performance space;
2. exhibiting and curating performance design, scenography, and performance space;
3. and PQ’s role as a platform for cultural diplomacy and exchange (particularly in the context of the Cold War).

We welcome brief contributions that open discussion through concrete historical case studies.

You can submit an entry until 31 May via this link.

Please see the full Call for Proposals.

Warnes Contemporary x Visionary Art Collective
Deadline June 1, 2025

We are excited to announce an open call for Resonance, our upcoming virtual exhibition and print catalog that explores the deep, often unspoken ways art connects us to something beyond ourselves. 

The word resonance comes from the Latin resonare, meaning "to re-sound" or "to sound together." In music, it describes the reverberation of tones. In physics, it refers to the amplification of energy. In life—and in art—resonance is the stirring of emotion, memory, and meaning. It is the unseen echo that lingers long after the initial encounter.

We invite artists of all career levels to submit work that explores this theme—whether through visual metaphors, emotional tone, or the literal or abstract interplay of form, light, and space. What does it mean for something to stay with us, to echo inwardly, to feel undeniably personal and alive?

Selected works will be featured in a virtual exhibition on the Warnes Contemporary website this summer, with all accepted work available for sale on the gallery's website. In addition to the exhibition, selected artists will be featured on Warnes Contemporary and Visionary Art Collective social media pages and included in a beautifully designed print catalog. The accompanying catalog will be available online and at Warnes Contemporary, our brick-and-mortar gallery in Brooklyn, NY.

Eligibility: This international opportunity is open to artists of all experience levels. Work must be available for sale.

We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art. Film and video are not accepted at this time. We don't have specific size requirements for this exhibition.

This exhibition will be curated by Victoria J. Fry, a New York City-based painter, educator, curator, and podcast host. She is the founder of Visionary Art Collective, New Visionary Magazine, and Warnes Contemporary. Fry has supported hundreds of artists globally, providing resources and opportunities to help them further their art careers.  As part of her mission to increase visibility for emerging artists, Fry partners with renowned curators and gallerists to present both in-person and virtual exhibitions at Warnes Contemporary and beyond, as well as to publish quarterly issues of New Visionary Magazine, a contemporary art publication showcasing artists from around the world. Fry has been a guest speaker for the Women’s Caucus for Art in Washington, D.C., Superfine Art Fair in NYC, Photo Trouvée Magazine, The Art Queens Society, and the Huron River Art Collective. She has curated exhibitions for organizations such as Create! Magazine, Arts to Hearts Project, and The Artful Collective, and has served as a juror for the Women’s United Art Prize. Fry holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts (2012) and an MAT from the Maine College of Art (2014).

Commission: 

All artwork included in this virtual exhibition and print catalog must be available for sale, as selected works will be listed on the Warnes Contemporary website. Sales will be split 50/50 between the artist and Warnes Contemporary. Selected artists will be required to sign a consignment agreement prior to the exhibition.

Additional info:

You may submit 1-2 images of your work for $25, 3-4 images for $30, or 5-6 images for $35.

Requirements:

• Please be sure to include high-quality images of your work, 72 DPI, minimum 800 pixels wide

• All 2D images must be cropped to show only the artwork

• 3D work must be photographed against a white background

• Bio, 300 words max

• Artist Statement, 300 words max

• Files no larger than 10 MB

Artists will be notified eight to ten weeks after the deadline. All communication regarding this exhibition will take place via Submittable. 

Our mission is to uplift artists through exhibitions, magazine features, podcast interviews, and our educational programs. Submission fees go towards funding our platform, offsetting operational costs, and compensating our team and curators. These contributions enable us to continue offering a wide range of opportunities, programs, and resources for artists worldwide. Please note that submission fees are non-refundable.

Questions? Email us: admin@visionaryartcollective.com

VIDEOMAPPING AND LIGHT ART COMPETITION

Hello interested artists,

Genius Loci Weimar is looking for innovative ideas for the projection festival from the 05-07 September 2025!

We expressly encourage short film makers, motion graphic artists, and video and film artists of all disciplines and genres to apply for the selected location with their different aesthetics, animation techniques, and narrative styles.

Participants have until JUNE15TH 2025 to submit their work.

The two winners will be awarded a total of €25,000 and their work will be presented at the festival.

All information about the competition can be found at: https://www.genius-loci-weimar.org/en/competition-en.html

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to all your creative ideas!

Your Genius Loci Team 

SPRING 2025 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. 

Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visithttps://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grantsupports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that. 

Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions

Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org

How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org

Category:Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline:  Thursday, June 26, 2025 – Submit by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time
Region: US & International
Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions

Apply Online Today
https://innovateartistgrants.org

Exhibition Dates: 17–19 October 2025
Submission Deadline: 1 October 2025
Venue: Normanou 3, Athens 105 55, Greece

Join a global movement of creativity! With over 10,000 artists exhibited and 500,000+ guests welcomed across 20+ cities worldwide, The Holy Art Gallery invites you to be part of our next international showcase.

Theme: OPEN
We welcome submissions in all mediums, including painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, film, sculpture, mixed media, poetry, illustration, and more.

Who can apply?
Artists of all backgrounds and from every country. There is no fee to submit your application.

The gallery is located between Monastiraki and the Acropolis/Parthenon—two of the most iconic and vibrant areas in Athens, making this an incredible opportunity to share your work in a truly inspiring setting.

Don’t miss your chance to exhibit your art to a global audience.
Submit your work today and become part of The Holy Art Gallery’s ever-evolving story.

We can’t wait to see what you’ll share with us.

Third Coast Biennial 2025

K SpaceContemporary, a non-profit arts organization in Corpus Christi, TX, announces a call to artists for the Third Coast Biennial, a national juried exhibition of innovative contemporary art.

·        Open to all artists age 18+ residing in the US.

·        Accepting all visual arts media (except Performance Art): drawing, printmaking, painting , photography, ceramics, sculpture, fiber, video, mixed media/other.

· Entry Fee: $40 for up to 3 entries, $5 per additional entry.

· Entry Deadline: June 14, 2025 at 11:59 pm (midnight).

· Exhibition Dates Aug. 1 through Sept. 19, 2025.

For complete information, please visit the exhibition website: https://www.kspacecontemporary.org/3rdcoast

2025 CALENDAR

June 14: Entry Deadline

June 27-28: Artists Notified by Email

July 19: All accepted works must be delivered to K Space Contemporary. Works must arrive between July 9 and July 19.

July 9 to July 19, Wed-Sat. 11am to 5pm, Sun. 12 to 4 pm: Receiving Hand-Delivered works

August 1 (Friday), 6:00 to 10:00 pm: Exhibition Opening with ArtWalk

Exhibition Dates Aug. 1 through Sept.19, 2025.

Sept. 5, 6 to 10 pm: ArtWalk

Sept. 19: Last day of exhibition

Sept. 20, 11 am-5 pm, Sept. 21, 12 to 4pm: Pick Up Hand-Delivered works

Sept. 24: Begin returning shipped works

The Arts Council of York County presents the 36th Annual Juried Competition at the Center for the Arts. The Juried Competition is open nationally to artists 18 and older. Only original work, created in the last two (2) years, and not previously shown at the Center for the Arts, Dalton Gallery is accepted. All forms of media are eligible, including video. Limit four (4) pieces per artist. 

ENTRY DEADLINE

Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 11:59 PM​

CONTACT

Annie Heisel

Gallery Manager

aheisel@yorkcountyarts.org

Calling all Plein Air painters! Yavapai College is looking for artists to apply to Art in the Pines: The 6th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival, in the beautiful mile-high town of Prescott, Arizona. Come paint the pine forests, boulder-lined highland lakes, and historic architecture of this popular Old West town. Best of Show will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 as well as a solo exhibition at the YC Patty McMullen-Mikles Gallery in Clarkdale, Arizona. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to shine!

Interested in exhibiting your work in CALC's Galleries? Submit your work for consideration during the jury session! This session will fill 4-5 slots in Fall 2026- Summer 2027. Exhibitions may be solo or combine 2-3 artists at CALC's discretion.

The City of Johnson City, TN is seeking qualifications from artists or art teams for the commission of a sculptural fountain to be placed in a pond within a newly developed wetland park.

THE PURPOSE OF THESTORMWATER BASIN / WETLAND PARK PROJECT: As part of the redevelopment of the West Walnut Street corridor, a business district between East Tennessee State University and downtown Johnson City, a former business complex was demolished to accommodate a new park designed to alleviate flooding and improve water quality. Storm related flooding is a major concern for area residents and business owners in this area. This project, with a primary goal of stormwater mitigation and storage, will capture surface water, treat it efficiently and discharge it into Brush Creek. As Brush Creek is an impaired stream with causes such as E. coli and sedimentation/siltation, the infusion of treated surface water will be beneficial to the overall water quality of the creek and surrounding areas. The wetland park will include a storm pond for water storage, and the sculptural fountain will be located at this site.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Johnson City is seeking a sculptural fountain design that celebrates ecological restoration, biodiversity, and the return of a tranquil, natural oasis in the midst of a busy urban corridor. The fountain is also intended to serve afunctional purpose in aerating the pond in which it will be placed, improving water quality and the health of aquatic life. Artists will have the option to provide either both the sculptural component and the fountain or the sculptural component only. If only the sculpture is provided, the City will select a fountain and will work with the artist to place it along with the sculpture. Artists who include the fountain must offer an aerating fountain as opposed to a decorative fountain, or include a combination of the two.

The pond will be fed by water from a spring that once belonged to one of the first families to settle in the Johnson City area. Through natural water filtration and erosion control in the wetland park, the water flowing through this area is expected to be greatly improved, thereby creating an environment where more wetland species may thrive. Shade trees will also be planted along the waterways, cooling the water temperature and providing more oxygen to sustain aquatic life. After this period of ecological restoration, it is hoped that indicator species such as frogs, salamanders, turtles, and waterbirds such as the Great Blue Heron will occupy this area, signifying positive changes in the overall health of the natural environment. The fountain design should be inspired by this narrative and should in turn inspire the viewer to reflect upon the importance of water quality in our community. Please view the complete project description at the application link.

ELIGIBILITY: This opportunity is open to all professional artists over the age of 18 with previous public sculpture experience. Artists must reside within the United States.

APPLY: Visit https://www.johnsoncitytn.org/bid_detail_T4_R432.php 

• After clicking the link above, view the Attached Document "RFQu 6849 Sculptural Fountain Project.pdf" for complete submission details
• IMPORTANT: If you wish to submit electronically, please view the "Addendum 1" located just above the "RFQu 6849 Sculptural Fountain Project.pdf" link. The link for electronic submissions in the RFQu document itself is not functional, and our Purchasing Dept. issued the Addendum to provide the active link for electronic submissions.
• SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 30, 2025 by 4:00 p.m. EST
• Questions? Please call our Purchasing Dept. at 423-975-2715

Call for Entry: Interiors

$1,000 in cash prizes

​We are excited to announce a new online exhibition for photographers, titled INTERIORS - Spaces that define our lives. This exhibition invites you to showcase your unique perspective on the private and public spaces that define our everyday lives. Whether it’s the intimate corners of a home, the bustling energy of a public space, or the solitude of an abandoned room, we’re looking for work that captures the essence of interior spaces.

​From minimalist compositions to vibrant, chaotic expressions, we encourage entries that challenge perception and push the boundaries of photographic artistry. Show us your unique vision—whether through experimental techniques, intentional distortions, or capturing the unseen details of the everyday.

​Details:

• Theme: Interiors

• Medium: Photography

• Exhibition Format: Online

• Entry Fee: $24 for 4 entries, then $4 for each additional entry.

         BONUS: After paying for 8 entries, the next two are free

• Deadline: June 7, 2025

• Notification of results: June 26, 2025

• Exhibition Launch: July 1, 2025

• Juror: Jennifer Schlesinger

 Prizes:

• First Place: $500 and a solo exhibition on our website.

• Second Place: $300

• Third Place: $200

• Digital Badges will be given to all participating photographers

• Second and Third Place: featured placement in the exhibition.

• Honorable Mention: Recognition in the exhibition catalog and video.

Acts of Care: Nurturing the Present, Shaping the Future: July 12 – August 16, 2025

Care is both love and labor—nurturing, repairing, and sustaining ourselves, others, and our communities. This exhibition builds on feminist histories of care work, recognizing its often invisible, gendered, racialized, and classed dimensions. Open to women and non-binary artists, including transgender women and femme-identifying genderqueer artists, the exhibition welcomes up to three works per artist in any visual medium that engage with the theme and have not been previously shown at WMG. Juror: Kristen Carter

Final Entry Due Date: May 21, 2025, 11:59 PM | Entry Fee: $35

Open Call for issue 18 of the Goddessarts Magazine!

Get featured in an international art magazine, be part of our amazing exhibitions and share your unique story in an interview!

Free submission!

--> Deadline June 15

--> We want your authentic art and story

--> Extensive promotion via our channels (social media, newsletter, hundreds of international visitors on art spaces during the show).

--> We also offer extensive 4-page and 6-page features.

--> Combine the magazine feature with a virtual exhibition and an interview! (Find all options on our website).

--> Submission is always free! (Please find more info about our selection and submission process on our website. A fee applies only after acceptance, starting at 24€).

--> All mediums and styles except video are welcome & everyone is encouraged to apply.

--> Automatic selection for extra promotion and shout-outs if your work is featured!

--> Find all our submission guidelines on our website: www.goddessartsmag.com

(Please ALWAYS send us your submission via a Google Drive link or WeTransfer link! Not as an email attachment!)

Shirts, Pants, Accessories, Outfits, Onesies, Hats, Gloves, Booties, Kimonos, Saris, Sweaters and on and on.   A part of everyone’s day includes the decision about what to wear, and, for many, how to dress the kids and the house pet .  
For this call the emphasis is on how you, the photographer, capture these articles of clothing in a creative way.  Does a uniformed officer create the mood in a picture of a crowd, is there a grouping of colorful blouses hanging in a shop, does a small part of a wedding gown catch your eye or is it just fun to see a boot on a child’s foot splash in a puddle or a hoodie on a pup with the ears poking out.

As with all our contests send us your best. All 2D photo processes are welcome.

From 18 – 20 July, a temporary festival for city, culture and art will becreated at Aradosee between garages, local recreation and commercial areas.

WE WILL SEE looks at issues of urban policy, communal coexistence and ourshared future.

THE LAKE AS A PLACE OF POSSIBILITIES AND UNCERTAINTY 

‘We will see’ – a simple statement that refers to expectation, uncertaintyand possibility. The title opens up a mental space between seeing and the lake(german “See”) itself, between perception and landscape, between projection andreality. The festival poses questions about perspectives, the construction ofreality and the relationship between people, nature and the city. The lake hasalways been an ambivalent symbol. In terms of cultural history, it is a placeof myths, a mirror of the soul, but also a projection surface for socialutopias and fears. Lakes appear in philosophical discourses as borderlinespaces – as a transition between land and water, between the visible and the invisible,between surface and depth. At the same time, they are concretely anchored inthe real challenges of our time: ecological changes, urban development, use ofresources and the question of who owns the urban space.

ARADOSEE – A PLACE IN TRANSITION 

A commercial site bordering the Aradosee will become a festival venue andtemporary exhibition space in 2025. On this site, Localize opens up a field ofexperimentation for current social issues. Between bomb pond and former ElDorado for tortoises, Lake Arado has many exciting stories to tell. What willthe future hold? Construction land, bathing pond or biotope? WE WILL SEE.Created in 1750 during construction work to straighten the Nuthe, inconspicuousand hidden, most people in Potsdam don't have this lake on their radar. Itshistory is also almost forgotten: the name of the lake refers to theAradowerke, a branch of an armaments factory that employed thousands of forcedlabourers. While a world war bomb was recently defused in Aradosee, we are nowrearming for a future in which we will hopefully have learnt something from thepast. Or have we not? At the same time, specific questions arise about thepotential and prospects of the site. How can we deal with the spaces stillavailable in the city?

YOUR IDEA FOR LOCALIZE 2025 

We invite you to use the site at Aradosee as a temporary experimental fieldfor artistic, performative and discursive explorations. We are looking forprojects that address the theme ‘We will see’ and deal with space, city and ourfuture in an experimental, site-specific and interdisciplinary way. Thefestival site is a commercial courtyard with various rented buildings adjoiningit. The festival is largely open-air, which should be taken into considerationwhen submitting entries. Possible formats:

● Installations in the outdoor space
● Performances and interventions
● Graffiti or painting on 20m house walls
● Video and photography projects
● Workshops, talks and guided tours
● Participatory formats and experiments
● Dance, sound, poetry and more

The festival offers space for unexpected perspectives and unusual points ofview. Works by emerging artists and collaborative approaches with urban societyare particularly welcome.

LOCALIZE – FESTIVAL FOR CITY, CULTURE AND ART 

Since 2008, Localize has been opening up urban spaces for contemporary artin Potsdam. With a thematic, site-specific focus, the festival seeks to exploreurban space in transition, interstitial spaces for design and the potential forparticipation.

The International Sculpture Center (ISC) invites you to submit a panel proposal for the 31st International Sculpture Conference, taking place in Dallas, TX from October 23-26, 2025. The ISC is seeking a diverse and comprehensive program, covering topics relevant to sculpture today.

All submissions must be 200 words (or less) and include a clear but brief statement of the panel objective, relating to relevant topics in contemporary sculpture. We welcome any topics in contemporary sculpture that show diverse perspectives from around the world on the current state of the art community. 

For inquiries, please contact events@sculpture.org

For more information on the conference, visit https://sculpture.org/mpage/Conference_Dallas2025 

No Place Art is an artist-led initiative focused on connecting emerging and mid-career artists with future champions — collectors, galleries, and institutions. For Edition One: Materiality, we invite submissions from artists working in printmaking and painting (including mixed media), responding to the theme of Materiality.

Selected artists will exhibit at The Handbag Factory, ASC Gallery, London (25–29 September 2025), and will be eligible for a range of awards including residencies (UK/EU), cash prizes, solo shows, interviews, subscriptions, screen-print editions, and material support.

Unlike traditional open calls, No Place Art is built by artists, for artists, with a mission to create meaningful, ongoing opportunities beyond a single exhibition. Every selected artist receives free promotion, access to mentorship, and a chance to join our growing artist network.

Deadline to apply: 30 June 2025.
Details and application: https://noplaceart.oess1.uk

Any queries please email us: hello@noplaceart.com

Submission Fee
£24.00 for the first artwork (plus £10.00 per additional artwork).
Artists aged 24 and under: £16.00 for the first artwork (plus £10.00 per additional artwork).

The Emerald Coast National (ECN) is a popular juried exhibition held annually at Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Northwest Florida State College. ECN, originally a regional exhibition, now includes artists from across the country. The show brings creative, inspired, and skilled artwork from working artists to NWFSC, offering rich learning and engagement for artists, students, and educators. The annual ECN programming includes opportunities for talks, demonstrations, and community engagement throughout the show’s duration. 

ALL STYLES OF ART AND ALL MEDIUMS are welcome, including sound, kinetic, sculpture, photography, video, design, functional art, fiber, textile, and performance. This year, we have introduced the themes of texture and touch, which suggest connection, involvement, function, use, comfort, and more. We typically see about 250 applications from artists across the US working in contemporary, experimental, and classical mediums, styles, and techniques. 

Best in Show wins a cash award of 1000.00 and a solo show curated by MKAC typically exhibited during the next season's ECN show. This year's ECN will be guest juried by Mr. Nicholas Croghan, 

ABOUT: Nicholas Croghan (MFA, MA) is an artist and curator who has been the Director of the Pensacola Museum of Art since 2019. He is also a faculty member in the UWF Department of Art and Design, where he teaches museum studies and studio art classes. Croghan's studio practice is centered primarily in drawing, with a specialization in metal point. He uses this technique to illustrate the intricate details of mechanical systems, architecture, and landscapes.

The ART TALENT FAIR, a contemporary art award dedicated to visual artists, offers you the chance to exhibit your art by participating in the exhibition program of the “Moho Art Gallery”. 

A great opportunity for 8 artists who will be selected and will exhibit their works at the gallery stand. 

Art Talent Fair is part of the project wanted by the “Moho Art Gallery” dedicated to emerging talents in the prestigious context of fairs dedicated to contemporary art. 

An important opportunity given to the best international talents in contemporary art. The prize is addressed to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc.. from all over the world. 

APPLICATIONS DEADLINE June 12, 2025 

You can find all the information about the contest on the official website: 

www.arttalentfair.com 

This open call invites photographers are invited to submit works in response to DREAMING - images that have been created to express our universal human experience of deep processing, manifestation, imagining or longing. Images that show your unique perspective.

Exhibition will be curated entirely on the felt process - how the panel responds emotionally and somatically to works received. Felt Photographic celebrates the fundamental call to create - to help make sense of the world, who we are and our place in it. Felt Photographic believes that all art has value and our responses are entirely subjective, therefore submissions will not be critiqued, scored or judged - simply felt, noticed and appreciated.

Which of your images is calling to be seen? Which needs to be felt?

THE CALL FOR AL-TIBA9 ART MAGAZINE ISSUE19 IS NOW OPEN.
DEADLINE - MAY 30th, 2025

Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine is a global hub of creativity, showcasing cutting-edge contemporary art in various forms including Digital Arts, photography, painting, architecture, sculpture & installations, Film & Video Art, fashion design, interior design, and performance. We pride ourselves on providing a platform for avant-garde artists who push boundaries and redefine artistic expression.
In each edition of Al-Tiba9 magazine, we curate a selection of visionary artists, architects, and designers who offer unique perspectives on tomorrow's aesthetics. Expect to immerse yourself in a 116-page journey filled with captivating artworks, insightful biographies, thought-provoking statements, and engaging interviews. From digital creations to the raw emotion of performance art, the magazine publishes creativity in all forms, ensuring a rich experience for our readers.
With accolades from prominent art events, fairs, exhibitions, and museums, Al-Tiba9 Magazine has become a sanctuary for unrestricted artistic expression. Our selected artists receive global recognition thanks to partnerships with esteemed art fairs like ARCOmadrid and ARCOlisboa. Moreover, Al-Tiba9 magazine transformed into a collector's item as a limited edition ArtPrint showcased at important Artist’s Book fairs like ArtsLibris Barcelona at the MACBA Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona, reaching art enthusiasts worldwide.
But our dedication doesn't stop with the printed page. We actively engage with our audience across social media, our website, and both print and digital formats, fostering a dynamic dialogue and inviting readers to join us on a journey of artistic exploration and discovery. Together, let's shape the future of contemporary artistry with every stroke, pixel, and performance. Join us in this exciting odyssey of creativity. APPLY NOW TO GET FEATURED!

NOTES:
• Edition: September 2025.
• ISSUE19 is 100% curated editorial content. No commercial Ads published.
• Selected artists get featured in the magazine with up to 6 pages in both print and digital versions.
• Selected artists benefit from international exposure in the artist book fairs in Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon.
• All selected artists will be promoted on our website and newsletters.
• Al-Tiba9 Magazine showcases up to 116 high-level designed pages, printed in high museum quality paper.
• Al-Tiba9 Magazine is distributed worldwide and available for purchase on our online store.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Artists are welcome to submit their work. All techniques are welcome.
- Artists from all countries are welcome to submit.
- Artists featured in past Issues can submit new works.
HOW TO APPLY:
Visit the open call page and submit your application

AESTHETIC DYNAMICS

Call for Exhibition │Free entry

Accepted media: Photography, Video, Digital Visual Design

Group Exhibition in Rome. January 2026

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The aesthetic elaborations that turn their gaze towards formal dynamics have originated from the studies on the organic world. These have been being developed since the nineteenth century, thanks to scientific discoveries and technological inventions such as the microscope, x-rays, microphotography, etc., and all these are tools through which artists could also observe the natural world: in this cultural context Art Noveau develops as an artistic phenomenon characterized by a style that uses curved and sinuous lines to create fluid and dynamic shapes inspired by nature.

Stemming out of very different principles and cultural backgrounds, other important movements have later given wide space to studies on aesthetic dynamics, such as Futurism, a movement born during the technological boom that allowed a new perception of space and time, and a movement that, inspired above all else by the inventions in the field of communication, gave life to new aesthetics that represent a praise to speed.

The “Aesthetic Dynamics” call deals with a theme that inherits intellectual historical precepts from which, thanks to continuous scientific and technological development, it is still possible to provide new perceptions of reality.

This call welcomes photographic, video and digital works with no limit of style and genre.

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Submissions  »  http://bit.ly/loosenartcalls

Deadline October 13th, 2025

Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, OBSCURA.

THEME
Let’s talk shadows, secrets, and mystery. Bring us the moody. The dark. The silenced. The distorted. The vulnerable. The unsaid. Go full obscura on us. We’re ready to get lost in it. Show us OBSCURA from your perspective.

CALENDAR
JPEGs due by Friday, August 8, 2025 at midnight MST.
Notification of acceptance and online gallery opening by Friday, September 5,2025.

ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional. Work that has been selected for previous exhibits with Art Fluent will not be considered.

RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is noteligible. Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel,drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood,ceramics, film/video, digital art). AI will not be accepted. Diptychs and triptychs should be uploaded as a single image.

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Entry is done through CaFÉ, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the CaFÉ website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to CaFÉ and then you can submit work to OBSCURA. If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@art-fluent.com we are happy to walk you through the process.

MEDIA PREPARATION
Please only submit properly cropped images of your work that are in focus. We have a free resource for artists for tips on how to get high quality images of your work. Visit www.art-fluent.com/resources for a free download. CaFÉ also offers tips on their blog which you can find here www.callforentry.org/photographing-artwork/.

All images must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb. 

Accepted video formats include MOV, MP4, WMV. Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9, resolution minimum 640x480, maximum 1920 x1080, bit rate recommended above 240 kbps,recommended frame rate 30 fps. File size must be under 100 MB. If your video work has been selected for the exhibit, we kindly request that you provide uswith the file link via Vimeo. Please ensure the linked video is set to be shared publicly. Your video will not play if it is set to private.

NOTIFICATION  
Notification will be done by email, everyone who submits will be notified of the juror’s selections. If for any reason you do not hear from us by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account. Notification emails are sent to the email on file with CaFÉ.

SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website and/or contact information. For any artwork that is sold, the artists receive 100% of thesale.  

GIVING BACK
A portion of the proceeds from the entry fees is donated to organizations committed to the arts and supporting artists.

REQUIRED FORMS
Cash awards over $600 are subject to federal income tax withholding within the United States. A W-9 form must be filled out by the winner and submitted to Art Fluent, Inc.

REGULATIONS 
By entering our calls for art through CaFÉ you are agreeing to be added to Art Fluent's email list for forthcoming artist opportunities. By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, nothing copied, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist, our mission is to promote artists and their work. Should your work be accepted, you grant Art Fluent theright to reproduce your image on our website, on social media, and where appropriate to help promote further online opportunities. Art Fluent will always credit you and your copyright wherever feasible. We will not use your image for any other purpose without the artist’s permission.

When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon® is the largest in the world, receiving over 5,000 entries from 87 countries last competition. It is no wonder why artists are entering. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through the ARC website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually, the ARC Salon also offers career changing opportunities through partnerships with prestigious magazines, museums, galleries and more. Don’t miss your chance to compete! Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens

When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon® is the largest in the world, receiving over 5,000 entries from 87 countries last competition. It is no wonder why artists are entering. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through the ARC website which receives over 2,000,000 visitors annually, the ARC Salon also offers career changing opportunities through partnerships with prestigious magazines, museums, galleries and more. Don’t miss your chance to compete! Categories include: Figurative, Portraiture, Imaginative Realism, Drawing, Landscape, Still Life, Plein Air Painting, Fully From Life, Sculpture, Animals, and a special category for teens

August 30 - September 27
The New England Regional Juried Exhibition is a juried show featuring the best of representational painting, drawing, and sculpture by regional artists who work in the realist tradition.

The exhibition will be on view in the historic President's Gallery at the Guild's Newbury Street location, which features a skylight to allow viewing of artworks in natural light.  

Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit where the great artists of the Boston School showed their work. Please review the prospectus and apply on our website, and if you have any questions, please call the gallery at 617.536.7660 or e-mail us at BostonGuild@gmail.com.